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An irate Mr Hoyle responded: "As the chair I have the right to make decisions on this House. What I would say is quite rightly when I wanted to bring her in, which I did.

“I certainly don't expect advantages to be taken of the chair on the agreements that I make."

Referring to the Brexit Bill, which allows Theresa May to trigger Article 50, he said: "It is a very serious matter, it is so serious that I want to hear what the minister has to say."

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Mr Hoyle had to tell the MP to calm down during the extraordinary rowCredit: Parliament live

After the minister Robin Walker attempted to carry on he was again interrupted by Mr Salmond, who refused to sit down and let proceedings continue.

Eventually Mr Hoyle said that “tempers are running quite high, we need to just calm it down”, and repeated that he wanted to allow Mr Walker to respond to the debate, rather than be bogged down in points of order.

Earlier in the debate Michael Gove had accused Alex Salmond of being "sexist"Credit: PA

But he had been accused of being “sexist” by Michael Gove after allegedly preventing a woman colleague from intervening on a speech by Tory MP Charlie Elphicke.

The former cabinet minister claimed this was done so Mr Salmond could then intervene himself during the debate on the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill.

Raising a point of order, Mr Gove said: "Immediately preceding the right honourable gentleman for Gordon intervening, his neighbour sought to intervene and then he moved to tell her to sit down so that he might intervene.

"Is such sexist behaviour in order in this House?"

Sir Roger Gale, the Tory MP chairing proceedings in the chamber at that time, replied: "Happily, as you know, that is not a matter for the chair."